WNS (NYSE:WNS) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.11 EPS

WNS (NYSE:WNS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The business services provider reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.11, reports. WNS had a return on equity of 21.99% and a net margin of 10.59%. The business had revenue of $325.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $322.92 million. WNS updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.340-4.590 EPS and its FY25 guidance to $4.34 to $4.59 EPS.

WNS Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WNS opened at $40.08 on Friday. WNS has a 1 year low of $39.85 and a 1 year high of $91.88. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $52.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a current ratio of 1.82.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of WNS. IFP Advisors Inc purchased a new position in shares of WNS during the third quarter valued at approximately $361,000. Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in shares of WNS by 4.6% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 11,138 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $763,000 after buying an additional 494 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of WNS by 1.8% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 30,356 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,078,000 after buying an additional 532 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of WNS by 6.2% during the third quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 10,465 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $716,000 after buying an additional 615 shares during the period. Finally, Advisor Partners II LLC purchased a new position in shares of WNS during the third quarter valued at approximately $446,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on WNS. Citigroup lowered their price objective on WNS from $80.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 22nd. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on WNS from $70.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut WNS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $64.00 to $44.00 in a report on Friday. StockNews.com cut WNS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 2nd. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $72.00 target price on shares of WNS in a report on Monday, April 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $72.44.

About WNS

WNS (Holdings) Limited, a business process management (BPM) company, provides data, voice, analytical, and business transformation services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, WNS Global BPM and WNS Auto Claims BPM. It offers industry-specific services to clients primarily in insurance; diversified businesses, including manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods, media and entertainment, and telecommunication; travel and leisure; healthcare; utilities; shipping and logistics; Hi-tech and professional services; and banking and financial services.